A method of modelling biological cell-to-cell adhesion could also have industrial applications, according to physicists at New York University (NYU).
Four Renishaw employees share how they have been enhanced by engineering, highlighting favourite projects, challenges they have overcome and advice on a career in engineering.
Dundee-based start-up SolarisKit has developed a thermal collector flat pack kit that promises to provide cheaper access to hot water in Rwanda.
Researchers at Imperial College are exploiting light-scattering techniques to construct nanosensors that could be used to detect explosives or toxins
Already showing promise as a treatment for depression, transcranial magnetic stimulationis poised to take the battle against addiction to the brain itself.
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan is to cut its British workforce by 1,200 in an attempt to mitigate losses caused by the economic downturn.
Engineers at Surrey Space Centre are developing a platform to demonstrate the viability of using drag on a sail to de-orbit small satellites and other space debris.
The UK Coal Authority has awarded licences to Clean Coal to investigate the potential for underground coal gasification at five offshore sites in Britain.
Researchers at Canada’s University of Waterloo have programmed bacteria found in wastewater to degrade PET, a common polymer that contributes significantly to microplastic pollution.
Cygnet Texkimp has been awarded a £200k grant to develop machinery to manufacture lighter, stronger materials and parts for the international aerospace market.
